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                  3    General Information

                                                   Registration
                                                   begins April 12 for current VMFA
                                                   members and April 19 for

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                                                   non-members.

                       Adult Studio Classes        Register Online
                                                   www.VMFA.museum/programs

                                                   Register By Phone
                                                   804.340.1405

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                                                   Register In Person
                       Art History Classes         at the VMFA Visitor Services Desk.
                       & Programs for Adults
                                                   Questions About Content
                                                   Adult Studio School:
                                                   804.367.0816
                                                   Art History Classes:

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                                                   804.204.2690
                       Teen Programs, Classes      Youth & Teen Classes:
                       & Workshops                 804.340.1438
                                                   Early Childhood Education:
                                                   804.340.1343

                  21   Children’s Studio Classes

                  27   Early Childhood
                       Education Programs

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General Information

General Information
• Enrollment is open to the public.
• We reserve the right to change instructors.

Limited Enrollment
Class space is limited. Registration is first
come, first served. Please register early.

Adult Studio & Art History Classes
Those who register for adult studio and art
history classes must be 16 or older.

Teen Programs, Classes &
Workshops
Studio classes are available for teens,
ages 13–17.

Children’s Studio Classes
Includes studio camps and classes for ages
5–12. For programs beginning before
10 am, use the museum’s Student Entrance.
                                                 Location Of Classes                               Please Note
Early Childhood Programs                         • Adult Studio School classes meet in the         To adapt to ongoing safety concerns, on-site
Classes and camps for children 5 years             Studio School, 2911 Grove Ave, and              classes are operating at reduced-capacity
and under, often accompanied by an adult.          online.                                         studio formats. Those registering for all
For programs beginning before 10 am,             • Most Art History classes are held online;       classes requiring on-site attendance will
use the museum's Student Entrance.                 one on-site class is held in the Pauley         receive registration information and
                                                   Center.                                         confirmations via email that include
Payment                                          • Teen classes meet in the Pauley Center.         information about classroom cleaning and
Tuition and all fees are due in full upon        • Children’s and Early Childhood Education        safety protocols. If the museum must cancel
registration. VMFA accepts checks, cash, or        programs are held in the Art Education          activities due to mandated restrictions
credit cards (VISA, MC. AMEX).                     Center.                                         related to COVID-19 developments, VMFA
                                                 • Parents/guardians must sign students in         will refund registration fees for on-site
Cancellations                                      and out of class daily.                         classes.
Fees are nonrefundable except when VMFA
                                                 Materials                                         Staff & Faculty
cancels a class. Classes may not be
                                                 For Adult Studio School classes, students are     For a complete listing of staff and faculty,
substituted or switched once registration is
                                                 required to supply all or some of the             please visit www.VMFA.museum.
complete.
                                                 materials. Look for an asterisk after the title
Be sure to mark your calendar! Classes and
                                                 of the class you’re interested in. It means
workshops with insufficient enrollment will
                                                 that a list of required materials for the class
be cancelled at least a week before they
                                                 is available online at www.VMFA.
are scheduled to start. Please register early.
                                                 museum/programs/adults/studioschool/
Please check the VMFA website for current
                                                 supply.
sold-out or cancelled offerings.
                                                                                                                Say Cheese!
                                                 Membership Discounts                                           Photographers are on duty
Studio School Parking                            Members of VMFA receive discounts on
If there are no parking spaces in the Studio                                                       at museum events to capture images for
                                                 classes and workshops. In order to receive
School lot, please park at the VMFA Parking                                                        VMFA’s archives and publications. If
                                                 the member discount on classes for kids,
Deck, Sheppard St and Stuart Ave, 9 am–7 pm,                                                       you prefer not to have pictures taken of
                                                 members must be at the Dual/Family level
free with your VMFA membership card or           or higher.                                        yourself or family members, please
on the street.                                                                                     notify the instructor.
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Studio School Classes

                       These adult classes are for
                       ages 16 and older. The Studio
                       School is located at 2911–15
                       Grove Avenue (across from
                       VMFA) at the corner of
                       Sheppard Street. To learn
                       more about Studio School
                       programs, visit www.VMFA.
                       museum/studio-school/
                       or phone 804.367.0816

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Adult Studio School Classes

   Drawing & Painting                          Photography
  Day Courses                                 Day & Evening Courses
                                                                                             Day Courses
  [01] Basic Drawing: Step One*               [33] Digital Photography for
  [02] Drawing in Color: Pastel*            		     Beginners, 6 sessions, Jun 7– 19          Evening Courses
  [03] Painting Animals in the              		     Mon, 10 am–1 pm                           Workshops
		 Landscape*                                 [34] Digital Photography for
  [04] Watercolor Studio*                   		     Beginners, 6 sessions, Jun 7– 19
  [05] Introduction to Painting*            		     Mon, 7–10 pm
  [06] Painting Studio*
  [07] Oil Painting: Independent Study*
  [08] Color and Abstraction in Painting*      Printmaking
N [09] Plein Air Painting                      Day Course
		     The Southern Landscape*
                                               [35] Gelli Plate Prints & Collage*
  [10] Introduction to Collage*
  Evening Courses
  [11] Basic Drawing: Step One*                Pottery
N [12] Surface Development in Painting*
  [13] Introduction & Intermediate            Day & Evening Courses
		 Painting*                                		     Pottery Making, Three Sections:
  [14] Painting Studio*                       [36] 8 sessions, Jun 10–Jul 29
                                            		     Thu, 10 am–1 pm
  Workshops                                 		 or
  [15] Plein Air Painting Workshop            [37] 8 sessions, Jun 8–Jul 27
  [16] Encaustic Painting & Mixed           		     Tue, 7–10 pm
		     Media Lab*                           		 or
  [17] Pour a Painting*                       [38] 8 sessions, Jun 10–Jul 29
N [18] Mixed Media Drawing & Painting*      		     Thu, 7–10 pm
N [19] Abstract Drawing*                      [39] Ceramic Sculpture & Hand Building
  [20] A Crash Course in Watercolor*        		     8 sessions, Jun 8–Jul 27
  [21] Drawing Trees*                       		     Tue, 10 am–1 pm
N [22] Experimental Collage Workshop*
  [23] Children’s Book Illustration           Workshops
  [24] Digital Media Workshop: iPad           [40] Pottery Independent Study
		     Drawing as a Springboard*            		     1 session, Jul 17, Sat, 10 am–3 pm
  [25] Painting with Cold Wax Medium*

                                               Design | Mixed Media
   Creative Writing                           Day & Evening Courses                     Registration Opens
   Day Courses                                [41] Hoop Embroidery Workshop*            Apr 12 for members
   [26] Memoir Writing                      		     1 session, Jun 26, Sat, 10 am–4 pm   Apr 19 for non-members
   [27] Creative Nonfiction                  Workshops
   [28] Exploring Fiction                    [42] Introduction to Stained Glass
   Evening Courses                          		 Workshop
                                             2 sessions, Jul 10 & 11                      Class is online only
   [29] Fairy Tales, Revisited
                                             Sat & Sun, 10 am–4:30 pm                   N Indicates classes are NEW!
   [30] Writing the Shadow
  Workshops                                                                             *A list of required materials available at
  [31] Memoir Writing Workshop                 Mind, Body & Spirit                      www.VMFA.museum/Adults
N [32] Unleash Your Writer Within
                                              Yoga Studio online Two Sections:
                                              [43] 8 sessions, Jun 7–Aug 2
                                            		     Mon, 5:30‒6:30 pm
                                            			            or
                                              [44] 8 sessions, Jun 8–Jul 27
                                            		     Tue, 5:30‒6:30 pm

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  Drawing & Painting
  Day Courses
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                                                   		        Watercolor Studio*
                                                             DAWN FLORES
                                                   4 sessions, Jul 5‒26

                                                                                                              Oil Painting: Independent
                                                                                                              Study*
                                                                                                              JOAN ELLIOTT
                                                                                                    6 sessions, Jun 10‒Jul 15

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		        Basic Drawing: Step One*                 Mon, 9:30 am‒12:30 pm
                                                   Studio School, 2nd floor                         Thu, 9:30 am‒12:30 pm
          SARAH HAND
                                                   $140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit: 10             Studio School, 2nd floor
8 sessions, Jun 8‒Jul 27
                                                   Prerequisites: basic drawing skills              $175 (VMFA members $155) | Limit: 10
Tue, 1‒3:30 pm
                                                                                                    Prerequisites: basic drawing & painting skills
Studio School, 2nd floor                           Learn a wide variety of watercolor techniques
$180 (VMFA members $160) | Limit: 10               while using related drawing mediums in           This is a great studio course for students
                                                   this course for beginning and experienced        at the intermediate level who are working
This introductory class helps students
                                                   watercolor artists. Students work directly       to develop their own personal painting
develop basic drawing skills using various
                                                   from the still life, landscape, and other        style and approach to imagery. Through
techniques and materials. Observation,
                                                   subject matter, with discussions of color and    individual guidance, students explore
imagination, memory, and creativity will be
                                                   watercolor masterworks offering inspiration.     painting strategies and working methods.
utilized while building skills and confidence.

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                                                   Individual and group critiques provided.
                                                                                                    		        Color & Abstraction in

02
		        Drawing in Color: Pastel*
          SARA CLARK
8 sessions, Jun 10‒Jul 29
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                                                   		        Introduction to Painting*
                                                             KENDRA WADSWORTH

                                                                                                              Painting*
                                                                                                              SALLY BOWRING
                                                                                                    8 sessions, Jun 11‒Jul 30
                                                   6 sessions, Jun 9‒Jul 14
Thu, 1‒4 pm                                                                                         Fri, 10 am‒1 pm
                                                   Wed, 9:30 am‒12:30 pm
Studio School, 2nd floor                                                                            Studio School, 2nd floor
                                                   Studio School, 2nd floor
$195 (VMFA members $175) | Limit: 10                                                                $195 (VMFA members $175) | Limit: 10
                                                   $175 (VMFA members $155) | Limit: 10
Prerequisites: basic drawing skills                                                                 Prerequisites: basic drawing & painting skills
                                                   Prerequisites: basic drawing skills
Expand the use of color in drawing with                                                             Expand technical and critical skills and learn
                                                   Learn to use direct observation when
soft pastels, employing various application                                                         to develop new ideas and imagery. The
                                                   painting from life. Through demonstrations,
methods and paper choices. Students work                                                            class will focus on contemporary art in the
                                                   observation-based painting exercises, and
from the still life or subjects of their choice.                                                    VMFA’s Galleries as points of interest and
                                                   instruction, beginning and intermediate
Individual critiques provided.                                                                      inspiration. In the studio, students will work
                                                   artists strengthen their ability to see color
                                                                                                    from a variety of subjects, focusing on color
                                                   and value relationships, and they learn
03        Painting Animals in the
		                                                                                                  and abstraction. Critiques and discussions
                                                   how to mix colors accordingly. Students
          Landscape*                                                                                of contemporary painting will be included.
                                                   also learn to simplify any subject matter
		        MARIE REARDON
                                                   by identifying color masses from which to
6 sessions, Jun 23‒Jul 28
Wed, 1‒4 pm
                                                   develop realistic paintings.
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                                                                                                    		        Plein Air Painting
                                                                                                              The Southern Landscape* NEW!

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Studio School, 2nd floor                           		        Painting Studio*                       		        ANDY BALITY
$175 (VMFA members $155) | Limit: 10                         MATT LIVELY                            4 sessions, Jun 8‒27
Prerequisites: basic drawing & painting skills     4 sessions, Jun 7‒28                             Tue, 9:30 am‒12:30 pm
                                                   Mon, 1‒4 pm                                      Studio School, 2nd floor and on location
Students will learn to paint or draw various
                                                   Studio School, 2nd floor                         $140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit: 10
animals within a landscape in the studio.
From cows and horses in pastures, waterfowl        $140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit: 10             Explore drawing and painting the landscape
in coastal settings, or a pet in the backyard,     Prerequisites: basic drawing & painting skills   from direct observation. The instructor will
this class will focus on the special challenges    Explore drawing and painting from direct         encourage students to view the exhibition
in capturing the likeness and personality          observation, photos, or sketches and depict      The Dirty South in the VMFA galleries for
of animals in a landscape setting. The             various subjects including the still life,       inspiration. Then with guidance from the
instructor will demonstrate painting animals       human figure, and landscape. Students            instructor, students will develop a more fluid
in their surroundings. Students may choose         develop a more personal approach to              response to painting on location. Students
to work in oil paint of chalk pastel.              imagery, drawing, and painting styles            need to provide their own plein air painting
                                                   by examining the formal and expressive           easel and stool.
                                                   aspects in their work and that of classical to
                                                   contemporary artists.

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		        Introduction to Collage*
          FRANK SAUNDERS                         13

                                                           Introduction & Intermediate
                                                           Painting*
                                                           JOAN ELLIOTT
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                                                                                                    		        Pour a Painting*
                                                                                                              KENDRA WADSWORTH
6 sessions, Jun 8‒Jul 13                                                                            1 session, Jun 19
Tue, 10 am‒1 pm                                  6 sessions, Jun 9‒Jul 14                           Sat, 10 am‒4 pm
Studio School, 2nd floor                         Wed, 7‒10 pm                                       Studio School, 2nd floor
$175 (VMFA members $155) | Limit: 10             Studio School, 2nd floor                           $90 (VMFA members $75) | Limit: 10
                                                 $175 (VMFA members $155) | Limit: 10               Prerequisite: basic drawing & painting skills.
Using found materials, create unique images
that range from abstract and dynamic to rep-     For class description see [5].                     Explore several methods for making
resentational and poetic. The instructor will                                                       acrylic pour paintings. These paintings are
take the class on a tour of The Dirty South
in the VMFA galleries for inspiration. In the
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                                                 		        Painting Studio*
                                                           JOAN ELLIOTT
                                                 6 sessions, Jun 7‒Jul 19
                                                                                                    characterized by unpredictable swirls of
                                                                                                    colorful paint with a glassy finish. Please
Studio, the instructor will discuss materials,                                                      bring as many painting canvases as you
                                                 Mon, 7‒10 pm
techniques, mounting, and presentation.                                                             can safely transport—not to exceed 24 x
                                                 Studio School, 2nd floor
Explore one of the most satisfying forms of                                                         24 inches, one quart of white semi-gloss
                                                 $175 (VMFA members $155) | Limit: 10
visual play. Experienced students are also                                                          house paint, and four to six acrylic paint
welcome.                                         For class description see [6].                     colors of your choice. Miscellaneous
                                                                                                    supplies will be provided by the
  Evening Courses                                  Workshops                                        instructor for a $5 fee, payable at the
                                                                                                    beginning of the workshop.

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		        Basic Drawing: Step One*
                                                 15
                                                 		        Plein Air Painting Workshop*
                                                           ANDY BALITY

                                                                                                    18        Mixed Media Drawing &
          MERENDA CECILIA
                                                 2 sessions, Jun 12 & 13
8 sessions, Jun 10-Jul 29                                                                                     Painting* NEW!
                                                 Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm
Tue, 7‒10 pm                                                                                        		        DIEGO SANCHEZ
                                                 Studio School, 2nd floor and on location
Studio School, 2nd floor                                                                            2 sessions, Jun 26 & 27
                                                 $140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit: 10
$180 (VMFA members $160) | Limit: 10                                                                Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm
                                                 Prerequisites: basic drawing and painting
For class description see [1].                                                                      Studio School, 2nd floor
                                                 Explore drawing and painting the landscape         $145 (VMFA members $130) | Limit: 10

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		        Surface Development in                 from direct observation. With guidance from        Prerequisite: basic drawing & painting skills
          Painting* NEW!                         the instructor, students will develop a more
                                                                                                    Discover approaches and mixed media
		        DIEGO SANCHEZ                          fluid response to painting on location.
                                                                                                    materials that can inspire new ideas and
4 sessions, Jun 22‒Jul 1                         Students need to provide their own plein
                                                                                                    add a fresh dimension to your artwork.
Tue, 7‒10 pm                                     air painting easel and stool.
                                                                                                    Students learn techniques that reinforce the
Studio School, 2nd floor
                                                                                                    importance of the painting and drawing
$140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit: 10
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                                                           Encaustic Painting & Mixed
                                                           Media Lab*
                                                           KAREN EIDE
                                                                                                    process to the finished product.

Learn to employ concepts, interpret
subjects, and adopt approaches to using a
                                                 1 session, Jun 12 | Sat, 10 am‒4 pm
                                                 Studio School, 2nd floor
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                                                                                                    		        Abstract Drawing* NEW!
                                                                                                              CHERYL PASWATER
                                                                                                    2 sessions, Jun 26 & 27
wide variety of various drawing and painting
                                                 $105 (VMFA members $90) | Limit: 10
media and techniques on painting surfaces.                                                          Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm
Students may also work on independent            Encaustic painting is an ancient process           Studio School, 2nd floor
projects with guidance and individual            using molten, pigmented beeswax to create          $145 (VMFA members $130) | Limit 8
critiques from the instructor.                   layered and luminous art. Designed for both        Prerequisite: basic drawing skills
                                                 new and experienced painters, the instructor
                                                                                                    Focusing on shape, color, line, and texture,
                                                 teaches classic encaustic techniques and
                                                                                                    students will use a variety of materials
                                                 ways to combine them with contemporary
                                                                                                    including pencil, chalk, charcoal and ink to
                                                 painting techniques and mixed media.
                                                                                                    create dynamic works through the lens of
                                                 Discover collage, incising, texturizing, surface
                                                                                                    abstraction. Learn through demonstration,
                                                 embellishment, and relief work, as well as
                                                                                                    discussions and hands-on assignments.
                                                 how to combine oil paint, pastels, inks,
                                                 watercolors, and gouache with the encaustic.
                                                 Some materials included.

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		       A Crash Course in
         Watercolor*
		 DAWN FLORES
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                                                  		       Experimental Collage
                                                           Workshop* NEW!                           25

                                                                                                             Painting with Cold Wax
                                                                                                             Medium*
                                                                                                             MARTHA PRIDEAUX
                                                  		       CHERYL PASWATER
2 sessions, Jul 10 & 11                           2 sessions, Jul 17 & 18                           2 sessions, Jul 24 & 25
Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm                             Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm                             Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm
Studio School, 2nd floor                          Studio School, 2nd floor                          Studio School, 2nd floor | Limit 10
$145 (VMFA members $130) | Limit 10               $145 (VMFA members $130) | Limit 8                $145 (VMFA members $130)
Prerequisite: basic drawing skills                Prerequisite: basic drawing experience            Prerequisite: basic drawing & painting skills
This workshop provides step-by-step               Experiment with new techniques, materials         This workshop will teach students how to
instruction on a variety of watercolor            and more to make innovative collages. The         build beautiful textured surfaces using cold
techniques, including special effects, glazing,   teacher will demonstrate ways to design,          wax medium and oil paint. Experienced
wet on wet, washes, and more. Working             mount and present your artwork in this            and beginner painters are welcome. The
from colorful photographs or still lifes of       workshop designed for all levels of experience.   workshop will consist of demonstrations
flora and fauna, students explore the full                                                          and hands-on practice. With guidance from
range of watercolor painting.
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                                                  		 Children’s Book

                                                  		 Illustration*
                                                                                                    the instructor, students will create small-
                                                                                                    scale studies and paintings using various

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		 Drawing Trees*                                          AIJUNG KIM
                                                                                                    techniques and leave with an understanding
         DAWN FLORES                              2 sessions, Jul 17 & 18                           of how to use the wax medium to build
2 sessions, Jul 17 & 18                           Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm                             gorgeous layered surfaces in future painting.
Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm                             Studio School, 2nd floor Conference Room
Studio School, 2nd floor and on location          $140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit 8
$145 (VMFA members $130) | Limit 10               Prerequisite: basic drawing skills                  Creative Writing
Basic drawing skills are essential to building    Through demos, handouts, and short
                                                                                                       Day Courses
a strong foundation from which to express         drawing exercises, learn the most basic
                                                  and important elements of children’s book
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creativity in any medium. By focusing                                                               		       Memoir Writing
on the beauty of trees, students learn the        illustration. Topics include character design,             DOUGLAS S. JONES
importance of observation, proportion,            composition, storytelling, and page layout.       8 sessions, Jun 8‒Jul 27
perspective, and form while discovering           Bring your favorite children’s book(s) and a      Tue, 10 am‒1 pm
and cultivating an appreciation of the            fable, poem, or short story (or you can use       $195 (VMFA members $175) | Limit 10
anatomical complexity of nature’s botanical       one the instructor provides) for practice
wonders. Students will work directly              and creating your illustrations.                  Willa Cather wrote, “Some memories are
from observation on the VMFA grounds                                                                realities and better than anything that can
and from photographs provided by the
instructor.
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                                                  		 Digital Media Workshop: iPad

                                                     Drawing as a Springboard*
                                                           RANDY TOY
                                                                                                    happen to one again.” Ernest Hemingway
                                                                                                    wrote, “Memory is hunger.” This class merges
                                                                                                    the two notions that memories are heightened
                                                  2 sessions, Jul 17 & 18                           experiences and make us hunger for more.
                                                  Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4 pm                             The instructor offers students encouraging
                                                  Studio School, 2nd floor AV Room                  feedback and specific writing prompts to help
                                                  $140 (VMFA members $120) | Limit 8                develop ideas. Students must download the
                                                  Prerequisite: basic drawing skills                ZOOM app to their computer or iPad to
                                                  Learn to harness the creative potential of        participate in this course. The instructor
                                                  your iPad by exploring the possibilities of       will email students before the session
                                                  digital drawing. The workshop will intro-         begins with a link for accessing the class.
                                                  duce students how to approach drawing
                                                  in a digital format and how their drawings
                                                  can be used as a springboard into other
                                                  media. This workshop requires an iPad.
                                                  Students should download and install the
                                                  free “Brushes Redux” app from the Apple
                                                  App Store prior to the workshop. Stylus is
                                                  encouraged but not required.

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		        Creative Nonfiction                       Evening Courses                                   Workshops
          ELIZABETH FERRIS
8 sessions, Jun 7‒Aug 2
Mon, 10 am‒1 pm
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                                                  		        Fairy Tales, Revisited
                                                            DOUGLAS S. JONES
                                                  8 sessions, Jun 10‒Jul 29
                                                                                                    31        Memoir Writing Workshop
                                                                                                              DOUGLAS S. JONES
                                                                                                    1 session, Jun 12
$195 (VMFA members $175) | Limit 10
                                                  Thu, 7‒10 pm                                      Sat, 10 am‒4 pm
Creative nonfiction, which is becoming the        $195 (VMFA members $175)                          $90 (VMFA members $75)
primary literature of the century, crosses        Enrollment limit: 10                              Enrollment limit: 10
many genres, including essay, memoir, and
                                                  Why do folk and fairy tales have such a           Willa Cather wrote, “Some memories
blog. This class will explore what constitutes
                                                  remarkable staying power? Marina Warner           are realities and are better than anything
creative nonfiction, using personal
                                                  suggests that it’s “because the meanings they     that can happen to one again.” Ernest
narrative and cultural conversation while
                                                  generate are themselves magical shape-shifters,   Hemingway wrote, “Memory is hunger.”
strengthening writing skill and confidence.
                                                  dancing to the needs of their audience.” In       This workshop merges the two notions
Readings, exercises, and weekly assignments
                                                  this class we’ll read and discuss fairy tales,    that memories are heightened experiences
are also included. Students must download
                                                  both traditional and revisionist. We will then    and that they make us hunger for more.
the ZOOM app to their computer or
                                                  explore ways we can reimagine and re-pur-         The instructor offers students encouraging
iPad to participate in this course. The
                                                  pose them in our creative writing. Students       feedback and specific writing prompts to
instructor will email students before the
                                                  must download the ZOOM app to their               help develop ideas.
session begins with a link for accessing
                                                  computer or iPad to participate in this

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the class.                                                                                          		        Unleash Your Writer Within
                                                  course. The instructor will email student
                                                                                                              NEW!
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		        Exploring Fiction                       before the session begins with a link for
                                                                                                    		        STACY HAWKINS ADAMS
          ELIZABETH FERRIS                        accessing the class.
                                                                                                    1 session, Jun 19
8 sessions, Jun 10‒Jul 29

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                                                  		        Writing the Shadow                      Sat, 10 am‒4 pm
Thu, 10 am‒1 pm
                                                            DOUGLAS S. JONES                        $90 (VMFA members $75)
$195 (VMFA members $175 | Limit 10
                                                  8 sessions, Jun 7‒Jul Aug 2                       Enrollment limit: 10
We are all storytellers. In this class we will    Mon, 7‒10 pm                                      Learn why telling your story matters and
explore the joys of writing stories of our        $195 (VMFA members $175)                          how you can best craft it for publication
own making, and how characters and events         Enrollment limit: 10                              or personal accomplishment. Select a
we write about enrich our everyday world.
                                                  Each of us has a dark self. Sometimes we          fictional form such as a novel, short story or
Writing prompts, assignments, and discus-
                                                  glimpse it in dreams; sometimes we come to        children’s book or in a nonfiction form such
sion of the craft of fiction will benefit writ-
                                                  know it in our thoughts or imaginings. The        as a memoir, blog, or essay. This workshop is
ers and readers of any level of experience.
                                                  aim of this course is to draw it out and see      ideal for beginning writers who want to get
Students must download the ZOOM app
                                                  what we can learn from it. Students explore       from the idea stage to “The End.”
to their computer or iPad to participate
                                                  ways in which a realization of the shadow
in this course. The instructor will email
                                                  can open creative avenues for use in various
students before the session begins with a
                                                  writing exercises, including guided imagery,
link for accessing the class.
                                                  dream work, and active imagination.
                                                  Students must download the ZOOM app
                                                  to their computer or iPad to participate
                                                  in this course. The instructor will email
                                                  student before the session begins with a
                                                  link for accessing the class.

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VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | JUN AUG 2020
Class is online only                                                                         Adult Studio Classes

  Photography                                     Pottery                                           Workshops

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   Day & Evening Courses                           Day & Evening Courses                         		       Pottery Independent Study
                                                                                                          STEVEN GLASS
Digital Photography for Beginners               Pottery Making                                   1 session, Jul 17
JACLYN BROWN                                    STEVEN GLASS
                                                                                                 Sat, 10 am‒3 pm

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		       6 sessions, Jun 7‒Jul 19
         Mon, 10 am‒1 pm, or
                                                Two Sections:

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                                                		      8 sessions, Jun 10‒Jul 29
                                                                                                 Studio School, lower level
                                                                                                 $60 (VMFA members $45) | Limit 10

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		       6 sessions, Jun 7‒Jul 19                       Thu, 10 am‒1 pm, or
                                                                                                 Prerequisites: current enrollment in any

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         Mon, 7‒10 pm                           		       8 sessions, Jun 8‒Jul 27                VMFA pottery class
Studio School, 1st floor                                 Tue, 7‒10 pm, or
                                                                                                 Students currently enrolled in any of the
$175 (VMFA members $155)
Enrollment limit: 10
Find out what white balance, resolution,
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                                                		       8 sessions, Jun 10‒Jul 29
                                                         Thu, 7‒10 pm
                                                Studio School, lower level
                                                                                                 pottery classes are eligible for this one-day
                                                                                                 independent study. Faculty assistance is
                                                                                                 available.
and mega pixels are all about. This class       $210 (VMFA members $190) | Limit 10
teaches students to use their digital cameras
                                                For students of all levels, this class teaches
more effectively, including the fundamentals                                                       Design | Mixed Media
                                                pottery making and design using various
of image capture, camera operation,
                                                materials and techniques, including wheel-          Workshops
proper exposure, and using a flash. Weekly
                                                thrown and hand-built methods. By explor-
assignments and sharing images in class
help beginning photographers troubleshoot
and develop a creative eye. Students
                                                ing the history of pottery making, students
                                                gain a better understanding of design.
                                                Individual critiques and technical assistance
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                                                                                                 		       Hoop Embroidery Workshop*
                                                                                                          MARY SWEZEY
                                                                                                 1 session, Jun 26
must download the ZOOM app to their
                                                provided. Firing, glazes, and 25 pounds of       Sat, 10 am‒4 pm
computer or iPad to participate in this
                                                clay included. Extra clay is available for       Studio School, 1st floor
course. The instructor will email students
                                                purchase.                                        $90 (VMFA members $75) | Limit 8
before the session begins with a link for

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accessing the class.                                                                             Learning a few basic embroidery stitches
                                                		       Ceramic Sculpture &
                                                         Hand Building                           will allow you to embellish your own
                                                		       STEVEN GLASS                            clothing or household textiles or simply
  Printmaking                                   8 sessions, Jun 8‒Jul 27                         make marks on fabric and draw with
                                                Tue, 10 am‒1 pm                                  thread. Embroidery is an easy, portable,
   Day Courses                                                                                   and inexpensive art form. Cotton fabric,
                                                Studio School, lower level
                                                $210 (VMFA members $190) | Limit 10              a small embroidery kit, and a hoop will
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		       Gelli Plate Prints & Collage*
         MARY HOLLAND
4 sessions, Jul 9‒30
                                                Create sculptural forms and hand-built
                                                                                                 be supplied. Feel free to bring a piece of
                                                                                                 clothing or tea towel to embellish. Expect
                                                vessels in this class that focuses on
                                                                                                 to complete a hoop composition and a
Fri, 10 am‒1 pm                                 techniques, including coil and slab
                                                                                                 fabric embellishment. A materials fee of
Studio School, 1st floor                        construction methods. Students experiment
                                                                                                 $20, payable to the instructor is due at
$145 (VMFA members $125)                        with various glazes and slips and are
                                                                                                 the beginning of the workshop.
Enrollment limit: 8                             introduced to the history of ceramic art.
Prerequisites: basic drawing & painting         Bring sketches of ideas to the first session.
skills                                          Both beginning and experienced clay
The Gelli or Gel plate is a wonderful tool      students are welcome. Firing, glazes, and
for creating monotypes simply. With sten-       25 pounds of clay included. Extra clay is
cils, stamps, and transparent acrylic paints,   available for purchase.
as well as some planning, complex artwork
results. Explore color theory, composition
and enjoy using your own “printing press.”
Collage techniques will be covered.

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                                                  Mind, Body & Spirit

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          Introduction to
          Stained Glass Workshop
          JUDE SCHLOTZHAUER
                                                Yoga Studio
                                                JODI BOCK
2 sessions, Jul 10 & 11                         Two Sections:
Sat & Sun, 10 am‒4:30 pm
Studio School, 2nd floor
$175 (VMFA member $160) | Limit 8
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                                                		       8 sessions, Jun 7‒ Aug 2
                                                         Mon, 5:30‒6:30 pm, or

Learn the basics of stained glass and create
a small window panel in your choice
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                                                		        8 sessions, Jun 8‒Jul 27
                                                          Tue, 5:30‒6:30 pm
                                                Studio School, 1st floor, Parlor
of patterns. Techniques covered in the          $60 (VMFA member $40) | Limit 10
workshop include pattern making, glass
cutting, copper foiling, soldering, and         This beginning-level yoga class incorporates
construction. Make something beautiful to       stretching, strengthening, and breathing
treasure or give as a gift. All materials are   exercises to reduce stress and promote
included.                                       optimum health and well-being.
                                                Participants should use an exercise or
                                                yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing
                                                during this hour-long, instructor-led
                                                class.

                                                      Studio School Gallery                    INSIDE/OUT: VMFA Staff
                                                      Exhibition                               Exhibition
                                                                                               Jun 11‒Aug 13, 2021

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Art History Classes & Programs For Adults

          This summer, VMFA offers a range of art
          history classes and programs for adults,           Coronation Theme: Organon, 2008, Nadine
                                                             Robinson (American, born England, 1968),
          including events inspired by the exhibition        speakers, sound system, mixed media.
          The Dirty South: Contemporary Art,                 High Museum of Art, Atlanta, given by
                                                             John F. Wieland Jr. in memory of Marion Hill,
          Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse.           2008.175. Image: © Nadine Robinson

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Class is online only                                                        Art History Classes & Programs

  Art History Classes

VMFA offers traditional lecture-style classes
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                                                                                                                Japanese Woodblock Prints
                                                                                                                DR. KERRY LUCINDA BROWN,
                                                                                                                Professor of Art History, Savannah
as well as one- or two-part introductory
                                                                                                      		        College of Art and Design
courses that include exploration in the best
                                                                                                      3 sessions, Jul 13, 20 & 27 | Tue, 1‒2 pm
classroom available—the VMFA galleries!                                                               $50 (VMFA members $45)
Visit VMFA.museum/adults for a complete
list of programs.                                                                                     This course is an exploration of the history of
                                                                                                      the Japanese woodblock print, highlighting

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                                                                                                      the emergence of the ukiyo-e (floating world)
		        Discovering Caligula
          DR. PETER SCHERTZ,
                                                                                                      in Edo Period Japan (1615‒1868) and the
		        Jack and Mary Ann Frable                                                                    Shin Hanga (New Prints) movement of the
		        Curator of Ancient Art, VMFA
                                                                                                      Taisho period (1912‒26).
2 sessions | Jun 22 & 29, Tue, 1‒2:30 pm
$50 (VMFA members $45)
Join Dr. Peter Schertz and explore VMFA's
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                                                                                                                Frank Short 101
                                                                                                                DR. KERRY LUCINDA BROWN,
                                                                                                                Colleen Yarger, Assistant Curator
ancient sculpture of the Roman emperor                                                                		        for European Art and the
Gaius, better known as Caligula. Based on                                                             		        Mellon Collections
                                                                                                      2 sessions, Jul 15 & 22 | Thu, 1‒2:30 pm
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the findings of a study of the statue recently   		          The Other Renaissance:
published sponsored by the National En-                                                               $50 (VMFA members $45)
                                                             Painting in the Century of
dowment for the Humanities, this course          		          Van Eyck                                 This course examines works by British
will explore both the historical figure of       		          DR. DONALD SCHRADER,                     printmaker Sir Frank Short that are featured
Caligula and what was learned about this         		          Adjunct Professor of Art History,        in the Works on Paper Gallery beginning
statue, its provenance, and original appear-     		          University of Mary Washington            June 10.
ance (including how it was painted).             6 sessions: Jul 7, 14, 21, 28 Aug 4 & 11
                                                 Wed, 1–2 pm
                                                 Pauley Center Parlor
                                                 $95 (VMFA members $80) | limit: 25
                                                 One of the most astonishing events in the
                                                 history of art is the sudden appearance,
                                                 seemingly from nowhere, of a school of
                                                 intensely realistic painting in the southern
                                                 Netherlands in the first quarter of the 15th
                                                 century. The combination of a shimmering,
                                                 crystalline reality and a world suffused with        ABOVE The Annunciation, ca. 1480‒90,
                                                 symbols seemed miraculous to the viewers of          attributed to Dieric Bouts the elder
                                                 its day, as it still does to us. In this series we   (Dutch, 1415–1475), oil on wood panel.
                                                 will see the famous works by the great mas-          Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund,
                                                 ters of early Netherlandish painting, from           55.10
                                                 Jan Van Eyck to Hieronymus Bosch, as well
                                                 as those by artists whose names sometimes            LEFT Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus
                                                 are not even remembered, but whose paint-            Germanicus (Caligula), ca. AD 38, Roman,
                                                 ings reveal the beauty and complexity of             marble. Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund,
                                                 those by their well-known contemporaries,            71.20
                                                 including two marvelous examples in the
                                                 museum’s collection.

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Online only
                                                                               Art History Classes & Programs
  Talks                                           The AfroDixieRemixes: A VMFA                        Film
                                                  Listening Session
Opening Talk                                                                                        Dirty South: A Cinematic Sense of
                                                  with JOHN SIMS, multimedia artist
The Dirty South: Contemporary                                                                       Place and Community
                                                  and producer
Art, Material Culture, and the
                                                  Fri, Jul 30 | 6‒7:30 pm                           This summer film series highlights social
Sonic Impulse
VALERIE CASSEL OLIVER, Sydney and                 Free, registration via Zoom required              responsibility and what it means to be Black
Frances Lewis Family Curator of Modern            This audio-visual-poetic presentation             in the South.
and Contemporary Art, VMFA                        confronts the song “Dixie”—the anthem of          Select Fridays |8:30‒10:30 pm
Thu, May 20 | 6:30–7:30 pm                        the Confederacy—subversively by remixing,         $8 (VMFA members, $5), check the website
Free, registration via Zoom required              remapping, and cross-appropriation with           for location
Exhibition curator Valerie Cassel Oliver          a collection of fourteen tracks of “Dixie”
                                                  in many genres of Black music: spiritual,         Fri, Jun 25
discusses works in this special exhibition
that reveal aesthetic traditions of the African   blues, gospel, jazz, funk calypso, samba,         Beasts of the Southern Wild
American South and their influences on            soul, R&B, house, and hip-hop, featuring          (2012; 93 min)
art, music, and other forms of cultural           musicians from Sarasota, Florida, and the         Introduced by Valerie Cassel Oliver,
expression over the last 100 years.               surrounding area. To critically engage this       Sydney and Frances Lewis Family Curator of
                                                  project with both historical and current          Modern and Contemporary Art, VMFA
Virtual Speaker Series                            social- political-cultural themes, the artist
                                                  is inviting poets, artists, scholars, activists   Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl,
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts is hosting
                                                  and community members to respond to the           lives in a southern Delta community at
a series of biweekly talks in conjunction
                                                  music. This program is inspired by The Dirty      the edge of the world. When her father
with the special exhibition The Dirty
                                                  South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture,        contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies
South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture,
                                                  and the Sonic Impulse.                            out of whack, temperatures rise, and the
and the Sonic Impulse. Join us online for
                                                                                                    ice caps melt, she goes in search of her
virtual conversations between scholars and
                                                  VIRTUAL LECTURE +                                 lost mother. Starring Quvenzhané Wallis,
curators, as well as visual and musical artists
                                                  PERFORMANCE | Bodies of Music,                    Dwight Henry, and Levy Easterly; directed
discussing poetry, visual and sonic culture,
                                                  Songs of Magic: Black Music’s                     by Ben Zeitlin.
contemporary southern hip-hop, and
legacies of traditional southern aesthetics.      American Story
                                                  DR. GUTHRIE RAMSEY, Edmund J. and                 Fri, Jul 23
Visit the website for speakers, times, and
registration information.                         Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Music            Hale County This Morning This
                                                  and Africana Studies at the University of         Evening (2018; 76 min)
Thu, Jun 3 & 17, Jul 8 & 22, Aug 5 & 19           Pennsylvania
                                                                                                    Online introduction by the film’s director,
Free, registration via Zoom required              Fri, Aug 20 | 6:30-7:30 pm
                                                                                                    RaMell Ross
                                                  Free, registration via Zoom required
3 in 30 Plus                                                                                        Composed of the intimate and
                                                  This multimedia presentation uses
The Dirty South                                                                                     unencumbered moments of people in a
                                                  narration, photographs, visual art, and
Tue, Jul 6 | 11-11:30 am                                                                            community, this film is constructed in a
                                                  dynamic performances to illustrate the
Free, registration via Zoom required                                                                form that allows the viewer an emotive
                                                  central role Black music played in American
                                                                                                    impression of the historic South.
Join exhibition educator Karen Getty              history. Covering the antebellum period
and Performing Arts Coordinator Robert            to the present, it demonstrates the power         Fri, Aug 13
Phanord for a discussion about three works        and importance of this musical tradition in       Afrikana Film Festival
in the permanent collection that relate to        shaping American identities and culture.
The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material                                                         Check the VMFA website for information
Culture, and the Sonic Impulse.                                                                     about the Afrikaner Film Festival closer to
                                                                                                    the date.

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Online only                                Art History Classes & Programs

                    Music and More!                              Fridays After 5
                                                                 presented by Chase
                  If COVID-19 restrictions are reduced,          includes VMFA’s popular
                  the museum may be able to hold these           Friday night events.
                  programs on-site. Please check the website
                  for the most up-to-date information.           First Fridays
                                                                 First Friday of every month,
                                                                 6–8 pm
                                                                 This series features an
                                                                 eclectic mix of multicultural
                                                                 performing arts. Free,
                                                                 no registration required.

                                                                 McKinley Dixon
                                                                 Fri, May 6

                                                                 Wayne Vaughn and The Emotions
                                                                 Fri, Jun 4
                  Dominion Energy Jazz Café
                  Every Thursday | 7‒8 pm
                                                                 Victor Brooks
                  Online (VMFA YouTube channel)
                                                                 Fri, Jul 2
                  Free
                  Groove to an eclectic mix of jazz ensembles    Rhythm on the River
                  every Thursday. Presented to the public        Fri, Aug 6
                  by Dominion Energy and VMFA in
                  conjunction with the Richmond Jazz
                  Society. Light fare and beverages available
                  for sale. For a listing of performers, visit   Dance After Work
                  www.VMFA.museum                                The third Friday of the month

                  Dominion Energy Jazz Café:
                  Jazz Around the Museum
                                                                 Taste of Art
                  Thu, May 13
                                                                 Every second Friday: Wine
                  Thu, Aug 12
                                                                 Every fourth Friday: Beer

                                                                 For details, including presentation format, visit
                                                                 www.VMFA.museum/calendar/events/fridays

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Teen Classes

             Expand your creativity and artistic awareness, build your portfolio for college,
             or simply enjoy spending time with peers and professional artists through
             these studio classes related to VMFA’s world-renowned art collection.
             Enrollment is limited to provide individual instruction and accommodate
             teens (ages 13–17) of all skill levels. To learn more about teen programs, visit
             www.VMFA.museum/teens.

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Class is online only                                                                                   Teen Classes
 WEEK 1 | Jun 28–Jul 2                       WEEK 6 | Aug 2–6
                                                                                         Teens’ Summer in the Studio
 AM [T1] Digital: Filmmaking                 AM [T21] Drawing: Figures & Faces           2021
 AM [T2] Painting: Watercolors               AM [T22] Pottery: Wheel Throwing
 PM [T3] Animation: History & Illustration   PM [T23] Digital: Filmmaking                Ages 13–17
 PM [T4] Design: Art Felt                    PM [T24] Painting: Exploring Applications   Five-day programs, Jun 28–Aug 20
                                                                                         Mon–Fri
                                                                                         AM 9 am–noon
 WEEK 2 | Jul 5–9                            WEEK 7 | Aug 9–13
                                                                                         PM 1–4 pm
 AM [T5] Digital: Photography 101            AM [T25] Painting: Techniques in Oil        Meet in the Pauley Center
 AM [T6] Fashion: Sewing Made Simple         AM [T26] Fashion: Illustration              $150 (VMFA members $130)
 PM [T7] Drawing: Depth & Perspective        PM [T27] Digital: Photography Today
                                                                                         To learn more or register, visit www.VMFA.
 PM [T8] Fashion: Studio Sampler             PM [T28] Drawing: Figures & Faces
                                                                                         museum/teens/studio/summer-studio.

 WEEK 3 | Jul 12–16                          WEEK 8 | Aug 16–20
                                                                                         Registration
 AM [T9] Drawing: History of Manga           AM [T29] Digital: Fun with Adobe            Apr 12 for members
 AM [T10] Fashion: Pushing Boundaries        PM [T30] Drawing: Museum Muse               Apr 19 for non-members
 PM [T11] Digital: Art & Design
 PM [T12] Fashion: Beyond Basics
                                                                                         See page 18 for information on COVID-19
                                                                                         protocols.
 WEEK 4 | Jul 19–23

 AM [T13] Drawing: Botanical Arts
 AM [T14] Fashion: Design & Accessories
 PM [T15] Painting: Pet Portraits
 PM [T16] Design: Innovation & Creativity

 WEEK 5 Jul 26–30

 AM [T17] Digital: Animation
 AM [T18] Design: Visual Journaling
 PM [T19] Pottery: Hand Building
 PM [T20] Studio Arts: Portfolio Building

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Teen Classes

Summer in the Studio                              WEEK 1 | JUN 28–JUL 2                           WEEK 2 | JUL 5–9
Ages 13–17
Five-day programs, Jun 28–Aug 20
Mon–Fri
                                                  T1       Digital: Filmmaking
                                                           TODD RAVIOTTA                          T5       Digital: Photography 101
                                                                                                           STEPHANIE O’DELL
                                                                                                  9 am–noon | Computer Lab | Limit: 4
                                                  9 am‒noon | Computer Lab | Limit: 4
AM 9 am–noon, or                                                                                  Learn to use photography tools and software
                                                  Develop your own short movie through
PM 1–4 pm                                                                                         like a pro! Gain an understanding of the
                                                  screenwriting, production, and digital
Enrollment limit: Subject to change based                                                         history and science behind photography and
                                                  editing while working with fellow peers. This
on COVID-19 safety recommendations                                                                take control of your camera as an artistic
                                                  experience presents a unique setting and
                                                  perspective on the museum campus, as the        medium. Students are encouraged (but
While programs may operate a little                                                               not required) to bring their own flash
                                                  art and environment spark storytelling and
differently this year with COVID-19                                                               drive and DSLR camera.
                                                  creativity. Students are encouraged (but
protocols in place, VMFA is committed to
                                                  not required) to bring their own flash

                                                                                                  T6
maintaining a safe and exceptional learning                                                                Fashion: Sewing Made Simple
                                                  drives and headphones. All other
environment. Whether you enjoy drawing,                                                                    SARAH BROWN
                                                  equipment will be provided.
painting, film, or fashion, there’s something                                                     9 am‒noon | Studio B | Limit: 6

                                                  T2
for everyone. These studio classes can teach               Painting: Watercolors                  Have you ever wanted to use a sewing
new skills, enhance talents, help develop                  CAROLINE VELAZQUEZ                     machine but didn’t know where to start, or
per­sonal vision, and strengthen portfolios.      9 am‒noon | Studio A | Limit: 8                 maybe you simply want to improve your
Professional artists and instructors use a wide
                                                  Learn professional watercolor techniques        skill? Join us in the studio to learn how to
range of concepts and media to expand your
                                                  while painting from life, creating detailed     use a sewing machine to make unique
knowledge of art, art history, culture, and
                                                  studies and experimenting with abstractions.    creations with fun fabrics!
perspective. You’ll also enjoy building new
                                                  Start a watercolor journal to collect your

                                                                                                  T7
relationships with peers and mentors within                                                                Drawing: Depth & Perspective
                                                  notes, ideas, and paintings.]
the arts community. Classes offer group and                                                                ANH DO
individual instruction to accommodate                                                             1‒4 pm | Studio A | Limit: 8
students of all levels of experience. To
register online, visit www.vmfa.museum/
                                                  T3        Animation: History &
                                                            Illustration
                                                           ANH DO
                                                                                                  Upon exploring VMFA’s collection for
                                                                                                  inspiration, learn techniques for depicting
teens/studio/summer-studio.
                                                  1‒4 pm | Studio A | Limit: 8                    space, volume, and depth on a flat surface to
                                                  Make your drawings come to life! Explore        help give the illusion of three dimensions.
NOTE: Upon registration, VMFA will send a
                                                  the history, language, and technique of
                                                                                                  T8
confirmation email and program procedures                                                                  Fashion: Studio Sampler
to the address you provide. Please review the     animation through exploratory exercises, flip
                                                                                                           SARAH BROWN
email attachment carefully as it includes         books, and more.
                                                                                                  1‒4 pm | Studio B | Limit: 6
COVID-19 protocols, FAQs, and essential
class information. You will also receive the
required Emergency Form and Code of
                                                  T4       Design: Art Felt
                                                           NASTASSJA SWIFT
                                                  1‒4 pm | Studio B | Limit: 6
                                                                                                  Want to know more about aspects of
                                                                                                  creating fashion? Get a taste of illustrating,
                                                                                                  sewing, draping, and patternmaking—every
Conduct, which are to be submitted in-person
                                                  Fall in love with felting and sculpture!        day is a new and stylish adventure!
on the first day of class. It is important that
both teens and their caregivers understand all    Design and construct your own wearable art
COVID-19 protocols and program guidelines         mask while exploring the traditional fiber
including new check-in/check-out                  processes of both wet and dry felting, and
procedures, food restrictions, and VMFA’s         discover the many cultural uses of masks.
cancellation policy. To learn more, visit
www.vmfa.museum/youth-studio/teen-
summer-guidelines.

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Teen Classes

WEEK 3 | JUL 12–16                               WEEK 4 | JUL 19–23                                 WEEK 5 | JUL 26–30

T9          Drawing: History of Manga
            ANH DO
9 am–noon | Studio A | Limit: 8
                                                 T13            Drawing: Botanical Arts
                                                                CELESTE JOHNSTON                    T17            Digital: Animation
                                                                                                                   ANH DO
                                                 9 am–noon | Studio A | Limit: 8                    9 am–noon | Computer Lab | Limit: 4
Learn the history, style, characteristics, and   Led by a certified botanical artist, focus on      Get a basic introduction to production software
culture of Japanese manga and anime.             plant anatomy, observations, artisanship,          and the world of digital animation. Learn how
Discover different ways to develop drawing       and techniques used to illustrate realistic        to animate through exploratory exercises using
skill, and apply these methods in exercises      botanical specimen. Also discover how              shapes, text, and images from the museum’s
to illustrate the manga style.                   modern resources can benefit the scientific        collection. Students are encouraged (but not
                                                 field of botanical arts.                           required) to bring their own flash drive.
T10           Fashion: Pushing

                                                 T14
              Boundaries
                                                                                                    T18
                                                                Fashion: Design &                                  Design: Visual Journaling
              CHRISTI OWEN                                      Accessories                                        LAUREN BEAM
9 am–noon | Studio B | Limit: 6                                 CHRISTI OWEN                        9 am–noon | Studio B | Limit: 8
With guidance from a professional                9 am–noon | Studio B | Limit: 6
                                                                                                    Step up your sketchbook! Learn fun techniques
designer and art as your inspiration, learn      Infuse fines arts into fashion—be inspired         to cut, collage, paint, and transfer images to
fundamental techniques to design your            by influential works from VMFA’s collec-           turn your sketchbook into a treasure trove of
own innovative wearable art using                tions and special exhibitions to fuel your         ideas. Explore creative ways to integrate writing
unexpected materials along with some             fire! Make a powerful statement of your own        into art and use it as an outlet of self-expression.
fashionable fabrics!                             while working with textiles and customizing        Students are welcome to bring their own
                                                 clothes. Learn techniques for hand sewing,         sketchbooks or ones can be provided.
T11           Digital: Art & Design              embroidery, beading, and more.

                                                                                                    T19
              STEPHANIE O’DELL                                                                                     Pottery: Hand Building
1–4 pm | Computer Lab | Limit: 4
Discover the world of graphic design and         T15            Painting: Pet Portraits
                                                                KENDRA WADSWORTH
                                                 1–4 pm | Studio A | Limit: 8
                                                                                                                   KENDRA WADSWORTH
                                                                                                    1–4 pm | Studio A | Limit: 8
digital arts. Learn the basics of professional                                                      Unearth basic methods of hand building with
design tools, including Adobe Photoshop          If you want to frame a picture of your pet         clay and enjoy experimenting with surface
and Illustrator, to create a variety of          or paint a portrait for a friend, or if you just   textures and underglazes to add more dimen-
projects including illustrations and symbol      love animals, then you’re barking up the           sion, color, and creativity to original ceramic
design. Students are encouraged (but not         perfect tree! Learn how to draw and paint          artworks. Final pieces will be clear glazed
required) to bring their own flash drives.       portraits that capture a pet’s best features       and fired by staff and available for pick up
                                                 and unique character.                              in the Pauley Center on Thu & Fri, Aug 19
T12           Fashion: Beyond Basics
                                                                                                    & 20.

                                                 T16
              CHRISTI OWEN
                                                                Design: Innovation &
1–4 pm | Studio B | Limit: 6
Understanding basic fundamentals of
patternmaking is anything but basic! Get
                                                                Creativity
                                                                LINDSAY STEELE
                                                 1–4 pm | Studio B | Limit: 8
                                                                                                    T20            Studio Arts: Portfolio
                                                                                                                   Building
                                                                                                                   LINDSAY STEELE
to know the ins and outs of commercial                                                              1–4 pm | Studio B | Limit: 6
                                                 Working with elements and principles of
patterns, and try your hand at making a          design, play around with a variety of art          Whether you’re interested in applying to art
simple design of your own using a sewing         making processes. Try your hand creating           school or simply want to create a portfolio,
machine. This new skill will provide many        designs with papers, felt, and found objects       this course is for you. Gain insight into
more options for creating fun sewn projects.     in addition to incorporating other art             the undergraduate admission requirements
                                                 applications such as printing and stamping.        for your school of choice, benefit from
                                                                                                    professional critique, and take advantage of
                                                                                                    studio time, tools, and instruction to build
                                                                                                    your art portfolio. Students are welcome
                                                                                                    (but not required) to bring artwork from
                                                                                                    home to include in their portfolios.

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Teen Classes

WEEK 6 | AUG 2–6                               WEEK 7 | AUG 9–13                              WEEK 8 | AUG 16–20

T21           Drawing: Figures & Faces
              ANH DO
9 am–noon | Studio A | Limit: 8
                                               T25           Painting: Techniques in Oil
                                                             KENDRA WADSWORTH                 T29           Digital: Fun with Adobe
                                                                                                            MORGAN SWANK
                                               9 am–noon | Studio A | Limit: 8                9 am–noon | Computer Lab | Limit: 4
Increase your proficiency in drawing           Explore classical to contemporary oil          Learn how to digitally manipulate images and
portraits and figures. Work from clothed       paintings in the galleries to discover both    create your own graphics, posters, and GIFs by
models in the studio and objects in the        traditional techniques and alternative         incorporating images, effects, and typography
galleries to practice proportion, tone, and    applications to integrate into your own        using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
line quality.                                  work on canvas.                                Students are encouraged (but not required)
                                                                                              to bring their own flash drives.

T22           Pottery: Wheel Throwing
                                               T26           Fashion: Illustration

                                                                                              T30           Drawing: Museum Muse
              STEVEN GLASS                                   MORGAN SWANK
9 am–noon | Studio School, Pottery Studio* |   9 am–noon | Studio B | Limit: 6                              KENDRA WADSWORTH
Limit: 8                                                                                      1–4 pm | Studio A | Limit: 8
                                               Benefit from using tools of the trade, from
*On Monday, meet in the Pauley Center          specialty markers, pens, and pencils to        From still lifes to landscapes, enjoy spending
Wheel throwing is a challenging yet            digital design software, and learn how to      the week sketching in the studio and around
rewarding experience that teaches not only     illustrate stylish clothing, textures, and     VMFA grounds, studying new art concepts
artistic skill but also discipline and self-   accessories.                                   and drawing techniques each day.
awareness. Learn to center clay, make basic
forms, and paint pots with colorful slips
and underglazes. Finished pottery will be      T27           Digital: Photography
                                                             Today
                                                             TYGER BELTON
available for pick-up in the Pauley Center
on Thu & Fri, Aug 19 & 20.                     1–4 pm | Computer Lab | Limit: 4
                                                                                                 Teen Programs
                                               IInterpret artistic concepts, improve

T23           Digital: Filmmaking                                                                Save the Date:
                                               photography techniques, and learn today’s
              TODD RAVIOTTA                                                                      Applications for the 2021‒22
                                               options for shooting images, from digital
1–4 pm | Computer Lab | Limit: 4                                                                 Museum Leaders in Training (M.LiT)
                                               cameras to cell phones. Use a variety of
                                                                                                 begins August 2021.
See [T1] for class description. Teens are      editing tools and apps for enhancing images
                                                                                                 Application Deadline: Fri, Sep 10
welcome to register for either class without   and designs. Students are encouraged
                                                                                                 Notification of Acceptance: Fri, Sep 24
a prerequisite or both classes to increase     (but not required) to bring a flash drive,
mastery of the medium or technique.            DSLR camera, and mobile devices.                  For more information and to apply
Students are encouraged (but not                                                                 visit www.VMFA.museum/teens/mlit/
required) to bring their own flash drives
and headphones. All other equipment            T28           Drawing: Figures & Faces
                                                             KENDRA WADSWORTH
                                               1–4 pm | Studio B | Limit: 8
                                                                                                 application/

will be provided.
                                               See [T21] for class description. Teens are

T24           Painting: Exploring
              Applications
              KENDRA WADSWORTH
                                               welcome to register for either class without
                                               a prerequisite or both classes to increase
                                               mastery of the medium or technique.
1–4 pm | Studio A | Limit: 8
Try out a wide range of tools, applications,
and acrylic mediums, as well as unexpected
materials and textures, to create large,
expressive paintings. Students are
encouraged to think outside the box!

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Children’s Studio Classes

                          Visit VMFA’s WestRock Art
                          Education Center for
                          innovative art projects that
                          foster creativity, critical
                          thinking, and fun! Explore
                          the museum’s world-
                          renowned collection of fine
                          art, experiment with a range
                          of materials, and learn from
                          expert instructors. For more
                          about kids’ programs for
                          ages 5–12, visit www.vmfa.
                          museum/youth-studio.

                          Youth and Family
                          programs are supported by
                          the R. E. B. Foundation

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Children’s Studio Classes
 WEEK 1 | Jun 28–Jul 2                           WEEK 5 | Jul 26–30
                                                                                               SUMMER ART ADVENTURES
 AM    [C1] I Textiles                           AM     [C21] Art in Motion
 AM    [C2] Sketching in the Studio              AM     [C22] Creating Outside the Box         Ages 5–6, 7–9, and 10–12
 PM    [C3] Artistic Senses                      PM     [C23] Land of Imagination              Five-day camps, Jun 28–Aug 20
 PM    [C4] Textiles with Style                  PM     [C24] Art without Limits               Mon–Fri
 PM    [C5] Creative Drawing                     PM     [C25] Manga Drawing                    AM 9 am–noon
                                                                                               PM 1–4 pm
                                                                                               Located in the Art Education Center
 WEEK 2 | Jul 5–9                                WEEK 6 | Aug 2–6
                                                                                               $150 (VMFA members $130) per camp
 AM    [C6] Happy Painters                       AM     [26] Joy of Drawing                    Enrollment limit: Subject to change based on
 AM    [C7] Drawing & Design                     AM     [C27] Botanical Arts for Beginners     COVID-19 safety recommendations
 PM    [C8] Animal Adventures                    PM     [C28] Art Lab
 PM    [C9] Paint & Discover                     PM     [C29] Painting Pets & Portraits        While programs may operate a little
 PM    [C10] Fun with Photography                PM     [C30] Studio Explorers                 differently this year with COVID-19 safety
                                                                                               protocols in place, VMFA is committed to
                                                                                               maintaining an exceptional hands-on
 WEEK 3 | Jul 12–16                              WEEK 7 | Aug 9–13
                                                                                               learning experience. Art camps are carefully
 AM    [C11] All about Art                       AM     [C31] Native American Inspirations     tailored to specific age groups and taught by
 AM    [[C12] Architecture & Design              AM     [C32] Painting with Style              professional artists and educators. Each camp
 PM    [C13] My First Illustrations              PM     [C33] Painting & Drawing               provides access to quality supplies and a
 PM    [C14] Passport to Art                     PM     [C34] Ancient Art Studio               world-renowned art collection, inspiring
 PM    [C15] Sculpture & Design                  PM     [C35] Art & Expression                 young artists to create, learn, grow, imagine,
                                                                                               and have fun! To register online, visit www.
                                                                                               vmfa.museum/youth-studio/summer-camps.
 WEEK 4 | Jul 19–23                              WEEK 8 | Aug 16–20

 AM    [C16] Goddesses & Gods                    AM     [C6] Happy Painters                    NOTE: Upon registration, VMFA will
 AM    [C17] Graphic Design (Unplugged)          AM     [C7] Drawing & Design                  send a confirmation email and camp info
 PM    [C18] Beginning Drawing                   PM     [C8] Animal Adventures                 to the address you provide. Please review
 PM    [C19] Plaster Masters                     PM     [C9] Paint & Discover                  the email attachment carefully as it includes
 PM    [C20] Intro to Digital Art                PM     [C10] Fun with Photography             COVID-19 protocols, FAQs, and other
                                                                                               essential program information. You will also
                                                                                               receive the required Emergency Form, which
                                                                                               is to be submitted in-person on the first day
                                                                                               of camp. It is important that caregivers
                                                                                               understand all COVID-19 protocols, camp
                                                                                               rules, and guidelines including new drop-off
  Connect-a-Camp                                 recommendations, spots are still very
                                                                                               and pick-up procedures, studio conduct,
  $30 (VMFA members $25) | Limit: 8*             limited. Please check availability for this
                                                                                               food restrictions, and VMFA’s cancellation
  Eligible only for campers enrolled in both     program prior to enrolling in Summer Art
                                                                                               policy. To learn more, visit www.vmfa.
  morning and afternoon youth camps,             Adventure Camps.
                                                                                               museum/youth-studio/youth-summer-
  this program provides supervision during                                                     guidelines.
                                                 [W1] Connect-a-Camp Jun 28–Jul 2
  lunch as well as guided art activities,
                                                 [W2] Connect-a-Camp Jul 5–9
  games, and outdoor play. Students are
                                                 [W3] Connect-a-Camp Jul 12–16                     Ages 5‒6
  required to bring bagged lunches from home.    [W4] Connect-a-Camp Jul 19–23
  Please avoid bringing common food allergens.   [W5] Connect-a-Camp Jul 26–30                     Ages 7‒9
                                                 [W6] Connect-a-Camp Aug 2–6                       Ages 10–12
  *While the enrollment capacity is subject      [W7] Connect-a-Camp Aug 9–13
  to change based on COVID-19 safety             [W8] Connect-a-Camp Aug 16–20                 Registration Opens
                                                                                               Apr 12 for members
                                                                                               Apr 19 for non-members

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Children’s Studio Classes

SUMMER ART ADVENTURES                            WEEK 1 | JUN 28–JUL 2                           WEEK 2 | JUL 5–9
Ages 5–6, 7–9 & 10–12
Five-day camps, Jun 28–Aug 20
Mon–Fri                                          C1         I   Textiles
                                                            MARY SWEZEY                          C6         Happy Painters
                                                                                                            ANNA SHOWERS-CRUSER
                                                                                                 Ages 5–6 | AM | Studio 2 | Limit: 8
AM 9 am–noon                                     Ages 5–6 | AM | Studio 2 | Limit: 8
PM 1–4 pm                                                                                        Find joy in learning the fundamentals of
                                                 Fall in love with textiles as you explore
Located in the Art Education Center                                                              painting and seeing colorful masterpieces
                                                 basic processes in silk painting, stamping,
$150 (VMFA members $130) per camp                                                                in VMFA’s collections! Play around with
                                                 stenciling, and weaving. Stunning textiles
Enrollment limit: Subject to change based on                                                     new techniques, paints, and styles to create
                                                 in the galleries are sure to inspire your own
COVID-19 safety recommendations                                                                  happy little paintings of your own.
                                                 artistic fabric-ations!
While programs may operate a little
differently this year with COVID-19 safety
protocols in place, VMFA is committed to         C2         Sketching in the Studio
                                                            MAYZIE ZECHINI                       C7         Drawing & Design
                                                                                                            MAYZIE ZECHINI
                                                                                                 Ages 10–12 | AM | Studio 1 | Limit: 8
maintaining an exceptional hands-on              Ages 7–9 | AM | Studio 1 | Limit: 8
learning experience. Art camps are carefully     Be inspired by lines, shapes, and textures      Centered on the principles of design, take
tailored to specific age groups and taught by    seen in VMFA’s masterpieces to sketch           pleasure in learning new drawing techniques
professional artists and educators. Each         your own artistic ideas using a variety of      and experimenting with a variety of drawing
camp provides access to quality supplies and     tools and mediums. With helpful tips and        tools and applications that will enhance
a world-renowned art collection, inspiring       techniques, gain skill and confidence in        your artistic talents.
young artists to create, learn, grow, imagine,   your drawing abilities.
and have fun! To register online, visit www.
                                                                                                 C8         Animal Adventures

                                                 C3
vmfa.museum/youth-studio/summer-camps.                      Artistic Senses                                 MAYZIE ZECHINI
                                                            CAROLINE VELAZQUEZ                   Ages 5–6 | PM | Classroom | Limit: 8
NOTE: Upon registration, VMFA will send          Ages 5–6 | PM | Classroom | Limit: 8            Animals in an art museum?! Go sightseeing
a confirmation email and camp info to the        Engage in multisensory art activities using     through the galleries in search of creatures and
address you provide. Please review the email     sight, sound, smell, and touch. Paint to        habitats to spark your creativity as you draw,
attachment carefully as it includes COVID-19     music, print with foods, play your own          paint, and sculpt animal art of your own.
protocols, FAQs, and other essential program     instruments, and match scents to colors

                                                                                                 C9
information. You will also receive the re-       and colors to moods.                                       Paint & Discover
quired Emergency Form, which is to be sub-                                                                  ANNA SHOWERS-CRUSER
mitted in-person on the first day of camp. It
is important that caregivers understand all
COVID-19 protocols, camp rules, and
                                                 C4         Textiles with Style
                                                            MARY SWEZEY
                                                 Ages 7–9 | PM | Studio 2 | Limit: 8
                                                                                                 Ages 7–9 | PM | Studio 2 | Limit: 8
                                                                                                 Learn and grow while participating in fun
                                                                                                 and innovative painting techniques inspired
guidelines including new drop-off and pick-      Delve deep into the art and culture of          by contemporary art and materials. Achieve
up procedures, studio conduct, food restric-     textiles to learn about embellishment           different colors, textures, and effects in
tions, and VMFA’s cancellation policy. To        techniques and fabric design. Enjoy hand-       finished pieces, from still life to expressionist
learn more, visit www.vmfa.museum/youth-         painting on silk, surprising stamping           painting.
studio/youth-summer-guidelines.                  methods on totes, weaving on handheld
                                                 looms, and more.
                                                                                                 C10            Fun with Photography
                                                                                                                STEPHANIE O’DELL

                                                 C5         Creative Drawing
                                                            LAUREN BLEAM
                                                 Ages 10–12 | PM | Studio 1 | Limit: 8
                                                                                                 Ages 10–12 | PM | Studio 1 & Lab | Limit: 4
                                                                                                 Learn the fundamentals of digital
   Ages 5‒6                                                                                      photography—from camera settings to
   Ages 7‒9                                      Advance your skill and technique in             photo editing. Develop a photography
                                                 drawing while training your brain to be         portfolio through a variety of hands-on
   Ages 10–  12
                                                 a creative thinker. Arrange compositions,       activities like stop-motion and much more.
                                                 illustrate perspective, and apply tonal value   Students are encouraged (but not
                                                 using a variety of media, both in the studio    required) to bring their own flash drive
                                                 and throughout the museum.                      and DSLR camera.

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